CHAPTER 206: CHAPTER 205: THREE KEY POINTS

After making sure the water temperature was right, Yu Xiaolian prepared formula milk for the two little ones.

Yu Xiaolian fed the second child, and Grandma Sun mimicked Yu Xiaolian’s way and put the nipple into the youngest one’s mouth. The little one immediately started eating voraciously.

After the two little ones were full, they peacefully fell asleep.

It wasn’t until evening that Lady Sun slowly woke up.

Yu Xiaolian helped Lady Sun sit up and lean against the headboard, "Mom, how do you feel? Are you hungry? I’ve been keeping a pot of steamed chicken with Chinese herbs warm for you in the pot. Do you want to have some?"

Lady Sun nodded. She felt an emptiness in her stomach and was very hungry, as if she hadn’t eaten in a long time.

Yu Xiaolian opened the door and called out, "Sister Er Ya, my mom’s awake, bring over that steamed chicken with Chinese herbs!"

After hearing that her daughter was awake, Grandma Sun also came over from next door. She watched as Lady Sun ate until full, then said, "It’s autumn now, just the right time to be comfortable. Even if the room isn’t well-ventilated, it won’t be too hot, so it’s a good time for postpartum recovery..."

Yu Xiaolian served a bowl of chicken to Lady Sun, "Mom, this is the herbal dish left by Doctor Guan. It has angelica and astragalus, which are great for nourishing energy and blood. Eat more of it."

After eating, Lady Sun felt some of her strength return and immediately wanted to see the two children.

Grandma Sun and Yu Xiaolian carried the two children over to Lady Sun’s bed.

Lady Sun looked at her two little ones and couldn’t stop smiling.

After playing with the children for a while, Lady Sun said that she wanted Yu Changhe to name the two children.

Yu Changhe pondered for a moment and then said, "These two children were not easy to come by. I hope they will have a life full of peace and happiness. How about naming one Ziping and the other Zian?"

Yu Xiaolian had been considering whether her father would name them something like Gou Shengzi or Lufendan and was ready to oppose it, but she was surprised that her father chose names that weren’t unpleasant.

Lady Sun was also satisfied with these names.

Even though they had severed ties with the Yu Family, Yu Changhe was ultimately still a descendant of the Yu Family. Using the ’Zi’ character from the Yu Family lineage for the names seemed appropriate to Lady Sun.

Yu Xiaolian thought of a problem; after Jun Yian ascends to the throne, all commoners with names that sound similar to the Emperor’s may be forced to change their names.

Yu Xiaolian shared her concerns.

Yu Changhe thought for a while and said, "Does that mean the name Zian can’t be used? Let me think of another one."

Yu Changhe thought for a long time, "How about Ziying?"

Lady Sun shook her head disdainfully and said, "It doesn’t sound good. Ying-ge’er, Ying-ge’er, people might think you’re calling a bird. It’s rustic; think again!"

Yu Changhe thought for a while longer, "How about Zicong, meaning smart and clever?"

Lady Sun kept silent.

Yu Changhe saw that and understood it meant she wasn’t very satisfied.

Yu Xiaolian said, "Dad, how about calling him Yu Ziqian, like a gentleman, gentle and refined?"

As soon as Yu Xiaolian said this, Lady Sun immediately said, "This name is good, I like it."

Yu Changhe said, "Then let’s name them Ziping and Ziqian."

Lady Sun looked at Yu Xiaolian and said, "Daughter, Ziping sounds masculine; you think of another one for your younger sister."

Yu Changhe widened his eyes and asked Lady Sun, "Weren’t you just saying my names sounded nice? How come in just a minute, you’ve started complaining?"

Lady Sun said bluntly, "Without comparison, there’s no harm. Your names sounded okay at first, but the more I think about them, the more I feel they’re lacking. It doesn’t sound like a girl’s name.

For a girl, wouldn’t a name like Mei or Fang be better? It obviously sounds like a girl’s name. In conclusion, Ziping isn’t good enough.

Daughter, can you think of another one?"

After killing off quite a few brain cells to come up with the names, Yu Changhe felt frustrated and grumbled, "I think Ziping is great; Pingjie sounds perfect!"

Yu Xiaolian couldn’t help but laugh.

Lady Sun said, "Stop laughing, quickly come up with a better name for your younger sister, something more gentle!"

Yu Xiaolian tilted her head and thought for a moment, "For something gentle, how about Zishu.

In the poem, it says ’the lovely girl awaits me at the corner of the city.’

’Shu’ implies beautiful and pretty."

Yu Changhe said, "Which ’Shu’? ’Shu’ doesn’t work. Did you forget that your uncle has a son named Yu Zishu?"

Yu Xiaolian slapped her forehead. Although it wasn’t the same ’Shu’, it didn’t sound good being similar to Yu Zishu.

"Don’t worry, I’ll think of another!"

Yu Xiaolian decided to pull out her New Chinese Dictionary.

After a night’s discussion, they finally settled on the name Yu Zixuan for the second child.

Zixuan—referring to the daylily. A type of herbaceous plant, used in names to imply elegance, happiness, and virtuousness.

To make it convenient to care for Lady Sun and the two daughters, Grandma Sun asked Sun Fengshou and Yu Changhe to move her bed into Lady Sun’s room.

Yu Changhe temporarily moved to the next room to sleep with Sun Fengshou.

Lady Sun had some milk, but not much, and the children couldn’t be satisfied with just breastfeeding alone.

Luckily, with formula milk available, the two little ones wouldn’t go hungry, and Lady Sun didn’t agree to hire a wet nurse for them.

She wanted to raise her own children herself.

Children you raise yourself are the ones you’re close to.

After the two little ones arrived, during the day, the stove in the kitchen was almost never extinguished.

Luckily, at night, Grandma Sun didn’t have to get up to make formula for the two children.

At night, Lady Sun would take turns breastfeeding the two little ones, and in the morning, she would prepare formula for them.

Suddenly, with two little additions to the family, the home became much busier and livelier.

Recently, Yu Xiaolian’s calculus class had progressed to the multiplication table.

As soon as the multiplication table was introduced, it caused a massive reaction in all the academies in Luocheng.

Including Jianyin Academy, several academies sent olive branches to Yu Xiaolian.

Dean Ying, sensing things weren’t going well, gritted his teeth and raised Yu Xiaolian’s salary by two taels of silver.

The dean of Jianyin Academy, taking advantage of the academy’s close proximity to the Yu Family, visited Yu Xiaolian three times a day.

Yu Xiaolian felt very embarrassed.

She didn’t know how it happened, but she suddenly became a celebrity in Luocheng.

As a prized teacher at various academies, Yu Xiaolian felt deeply ashamed. She thought she had some genuine knowledge and skills, but not much.

Being revered as a Calculus Scholar by aging deans made her feel unworthy, as the multiplication table is something even modern primary school students know. She just showcased a little, how did she suddenly become a calculus scholar?

Dean Ying, because of his discerning eye for talent, was also elevated to an unprecedented height. Some people, unable to persuade Yu Xiaolian, switched tactics and approached Dean Ying, hoping to persuade Yu Xiaolian through him.

"If Teacher Yu were to come to teach at our Jinghu Academy, I am willing to offer her double the monthly salary..."

Dean Ying took a sip of sake and thought: Is it a matter of money?

Old Wu, you don’t understand, Teacher Yu may be young, but she is indifferent to fame and fortune, unmoved by money...

As for her faults... this Teacher Yu... she’s a bit lazy..."

She is the first to leave the class, and whenever he asks a bit too much, delaying her departure, she becomes impatient.

Sometimes, she would even call him slow, just like she does with the other students.

Dean Ying, feeling rather aggrieved, said a few bad things about Yu Xiaolian while he was tipsy.

Finally, from Dean Ying’s long speech, Dean Wu summarized three key points.

First, Teacher Yu is not short of money, but she does like it.

Second, Teacher Yu is - lazy.

Third, Teacher Yu has a bad temper.